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Arte Elemental
The Galeria Arte Elemental community is situated in the hills not far
from a village in the neighbourhood of Cadiz and its beaches. At present,
we are 13 residents with 10 further external members. This is a
cultural meeting-place and we are promoting art that serves the community,
especially music and dance, in its function as a healing force.
We have an art and craft gallery, a natural food kitchen and a small
shop selling natural food products and crafts. We organise art, craft and
personal development workshops. In our philosophy, art, health and
natural nutrition form a unity.
We have a permaculture-garden, a herbs and pesto production with
roughly 30% of our food self-sufficiency. We recycle our water for
irrigation purposes and have compost toilets. Our buildings are hand
crafted with natural materials. We generate 100% of our electricity and
use almost only renewable energy resources, with about 80% of selfreliance
in all our energy uses.
Plans are also underway for the construction of a dance studio and
more accommodation for visiting groups with some retreat bungalows
in'the forest behind the project. Management is on a rotational basis in
order to avoid the pitfalls of a hierarchical structure. We have weekly
sharing meetings and a lot of collective work. Decisions are made on a
consensus basis.
Our centre needs committed earth-repairers, adventurers and pioneers,
woofers and volunteers, ready for positive action.
Contact:
Associacion Arte Elemental
Luciano Furcas
Calle Merced 33
11391 Facinas
Spain
Tel: +34 56 23 64 88
Fax: +34 56 68 20 13
e-mail: c.tarifa@arrakis.es
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